A report by Aspen Tech Labs, which tracks online job listings for the Colorado Chamber Foundation, put the online listings count at around 127,600<\/a> at the end of June.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Colorado\u2019s official job board at Connecting Colorado<\/a>, which got a major facelift this summer, had listed 140,970 available jobs last week, according to the state Department of Labor and Employment. Many of the jobs come in through the state\u2019s workforce centers, which work with area employers.\u00a0But the job board also includes an unspecified number of out-of-state gigs, officials said.<\/p>\n We asked more than a dozen Colorado employers who are hiring to share more about their openings and what it takes to get hired. Heading into the Labor Day weekend, the response rate was low, some declined to share, and many were out on vacation already.\u00a0<\/p>\n But others shared good tips and actual jobs, plus insight into what hiring is like these days at their company.\u00a0 Here are a handful of locals who opened up about what they\u2019re seeing in today\u2019s job market and a key role they\u2019re trying to fill.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u25b6 More: Where to find a job in Colorado<\/a><\/p>\n Trimble, Product Manager, Agentic AI Integrations<\/p>\n Pay range: $105,682 to $142,676 annually<\/p>\n Job description: The role will be part of the company\u2019s new Agentic AI Integration Team and will connect various product teams to how they can best use the latest artificial intelligence to improve their products. Agentic systems software is smart enough to make decisions and complete multistep tasks with little human intervention based on the information provided.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need someone with a deep understanding of AI concepts, specifically agentic frameworks and large language models but is also a hands-on builder,\u201d said Sara Benjamin, the company\u2019s associate vice president of talent attraction. \u201cThe person should be able to experiment and prototype new ideas to show what\u2019s possible rather than just writing a list of requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n Trimble, based in Westminster, develops software and sells it as a service to companies in the construction, geospatial and transportation industries. One of its products is an augmented reality system called Trimble SiteVision<\/a>, which helps contractors visualize in real time whether building plans fit a property to check spatial constraints<\/a> of a construction project.\u00a0<\/p>\n Benjamin estimates that Trimble has 60 active job openings in the Denver area, including roles for data scientists, product managers and engineers.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t apply if: \u201cWe\u2019re not looking for someone who just has a passing interest in AI or can only talk in abstract terms,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n We want you if: \u201cThe ideal candidate would be someone who doesn\u2019t wait for the business unit to come to them with a finished product. They\u2019re proactively hunting for opportunities in the organization where AI can create new value and really solve long standing industry challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n Location: Hybrid role and \u201cideally\u201d live near the company\u2019s headquarters in Westminster.<\/p>\n Pro tip: Make sure your LinkedIn profile mirrors your resume. \u201cSome engineers believe they don\u2019t need a LinkedIn\u201d profile, she said. But that added professional history helps the employer verify information and cut down on fraudulent credentials.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cReach out on LinkedIn,\u201d she added. \u201cSome of the most impressive candidates, they\u2019ve emailed me or the recruiter directly. It just shows they\u2019re going above and beyond their network.\u201d<\/p>\n \u25b6 Apply<\/a><\/p>\n Alpine Bank: Officer Trainee<\/p>\n Pay range: $26.44 to $31.44 an hour<\/p>\n Job description: This entry-level role is for someone interested in growing with the bank and provides a yearlong training program to become a bank lending officer, essentially, \u201ca full-blown banker and financial expert,\u201d said Glen Jammaron, president of Alpine Bank, which has about 40 locations<\/a> in Colorado.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a really good program if you want a career, he added. The company, based in Glenwood Springs, employs about 850 people with roughly 200 in leadership roles.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOf those 200, half of them started with us at the officer training program,\u201d Jammaron said. \u201cAnother 25% of them \u2026 started as a teller, a customer service rep, loan analyst and they worked their way into a leadership or loan officer position. So of our 200 people in leadership at the bank, 150 of them essentially grew up with us.\u201d<\/p>\n On any given day, the bank has about 15 to 20 openings around the state, compared with as many as 50 during the labor shortage a few years ago. He feels the bank\u2019s 50-year history and reputation help attract quality workers back then and today.<\/p>\n But the types of jobs at a bank have changed as technology helped workers become more efficient. When Jammaron started in 1985, the rule of thumb was to have one employee for every $1 million in assets. Alpine had $60 million in assets so they had 60 employees.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cToday, we\u2019re a $6.5 billion bank. If we use that same model, we\u2019d have 6,500 employees instead of 850,\u201d he said. \u201cTechnology allowed us to do some things differently than we used to. \u2026 We used to have to drive our checks (to) the Federal Reserve Bank in Denver. We don\u2019t do that anymore. You can move images electronically so we don\u2019t have couriers.\u201d<\/p>\n Don\u2019t apply if: You can\u2019t pass a background or drug test.<\/p>\n We want you if: You willing to learn about a career in banking.\u00a0<\/p>\n Location: All over Colorado<\/a><\/p>\n Pro tip: \u201cMy personal opinion on this is I care way less about what you know and way more about who you are and how willing you are to work and get along well with others. We can teach you to do the job if you\u2019re willing to learn,\u201d Jammaron said.<\/p>\n \u25b6 Apply<\/a><\/p>\n Natural Grocers: Store Manager, Salida<\/p>\n Pay: $84,000<\/p>\n Job description: This is the person responsible for running the entire store. \u201cThey manage, motivate, supervise and train their teams,\u201d said Susan Lyle, director of recruiting for Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, aka Natural Grocers.<\/p>\n This specific opening happens to be in Salida. Pay is different by location. An open store manager job in Durango pays $100,000<\/a>. The company is also looking for assistant managers in Golden, Evergreen, Brighton, Green Mountain, Longmont, Central Park, Lafayette and Wheat Ridge. Plus, there are a number of entry-level openings for cashiers<\/a>, health coaches<\/a> and vitamin managers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n With 45 stores in the state, the volume of applicants differs by location. In resort areas, where it\u2019s more expensive to live (an open cashier job in Frisco pays $19 an hour<\/a>, compared with $17 in Colorado Springs<\/a>), they could certainly use more applicants. But other metro areas? \u201cWe receive lots and lots of applications,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n An interesting twist about Natural Grocers compared with other grocery chains operating in Colorado is it was founded in Golden<\/a> 70 years ago. The company now is headquartered in Lakewood, which means there are a lot of corporate jobs available.<\/p>\n One that\u2019s close to being filled: Director of Data Analytics and AI<\/a>, a position that will \u201cleverage data analytics and AI to drive organizational growth, efficiency and innovation.\u201d It\u2019ll be on the business side of the company, not the food side.<\/p>\n \u201cI honestly can\u2019t talk a lot about the specifics of that job but I can tell you it\u2019s the first time we posted something like that,\u201d Lyle said. \u201cI didn\u2019t really have an expectation but the response was robust.\u201d<\/p>\n Applicants came from all over the nation. The job offers a hybrid schedule, which means the person must live in Colorado.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t apply if: You don\u2019t care for healthy food.<\/p>\n We want you if: Have experience managing hourly groups of people. \u201cRestaurant managers work out for us, but we\u2019re mostly looking for retail experience,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Location: Salida. But lots of stores<\/a> also have management openings.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pro tip: \u201cWe are still looking for people that are passionate about natural foods and nutrition, and would love to have them reach out to us if they\u2019re interested,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n In other words, do some research into the company before applying \u2014 or expecting a\u00a0 response.<\/p>\n \u25b6 Apply<\/a><\/p>\n Gusto: Machine Learning Engineer<\/p>\n Pay range: $165,000 to $205,000 (Denver)<\/p>\n Job description: This job works with Gusto\u2019s data science team to essentially build products that will help the company grow.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Denver-based company offers human resources, like handling payroll and benefits, for small and midsize businesses. It\u2019s like an outsourced HR department for companies that don\u2019t have one.<\/p>\n The company has more than 150 jobs open in Denver<\/a>, and many offer a hybrid work schedule, so you\u2019ll need to be in the office two to three days a week. But many roles, including this machine-learning one, can be done in other cities where the company has offices, including San Francisco and New York (where the pay is higher, too).\u00a0<\/p>\n Kristin Ruehle, Gusto\u2019s director of recruiting, said that applications \u201chave remained consistently strong,\u201d in Denver and elsewhere, particularly in those R&D roles and go-to-market jobs, like product marketing and sales.\u00a0<\/p>\n Don\u2019t apply if: You don\u2019t have a secure and reliable internet connection.\u00a0<\/p>\n We want you if: You can show proven results and how you\u2019ve used the technology. There\u2019s also standard criteria, like seven-plus years of experience \u201cbuilding sophisticated and scaled data products\u201d and a \u201cdeep domain knowledge of machine learning techniques.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Location: Denver area<\/p>\n Pro tip: Highlight measurable impact \u2014 \u201cfor example, not just listing responsibilities but showing outcomes, like \u2018reducing onboarding time by 20%,\u2019\u201d Ruehle suggested. And use the same language in the job description to describe what you\u2019ve done because \u201cit helps showcase fit more clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n \u25b6 Apply<\/a><\/p>\n Spectrum: Product Analyst<\/p>\n Pay range:\u00a0 Between $66,990 and $107,470 annually<\/p>\n Job description: This role requires someone who is good at finding and analyzing data used in Charter Communication\u2019s Spectrum internet business and can model and forecast trends based on historical data sets and planned product changes or launches.\u00a0<\/p>\n Spectrum, aka Charter Communications, has \u201cdozens of corporate open roles in Colorado,\u201d Ashley Houseman, its vice president in human resources, product and technology, said in an email. On its job page Friday, there were 79 openings<\/a> in the Denver area, Colorado Springs, Durango, Grand Junction and Gunnison.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The company is based in Connecticut but has a tech hub<\/a> of more than 5,000 employees in Greenwood Village.\u00a0<\/p>\n We want you if: You\u2019re a candidate who will \u201cbring initiative, adaptability and a collaborative mindset,\u201d Houseman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Location: Greenwood Village<\/p>\n Pro tip: \u201cJob seekers can differentiate themselves by showing ownership of projects, solving problems, and understanding how their skills connect to our mission,\u201d Houseman added.<\/p>\n \u25b6 Apply<\/a><\/p>\n Coinbase: Product Manager II \u2013 Martech<\/p>\n Pay range: $180,370 to $212,200 annually<\/p>\n Job description: Coinbase, the online site where folks can buy and sell crypto, seemed like an odd one to pop up on the state\u2019s job board. It\u2019s based in Delaware and has a remote-first work policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n An opening in Denver for a marketing-tech product manager job allows for remote work but does require some \u201cin-person participation\u201d at regular company meetings. The same exact job is posted in several other states.\u00a0<\/p>\n But they are hiring, a spokesperson confirmed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Don\u2019t apply if: You do not have product management experience or your adtech experience is limited to selling ads or marketing to other companies.<\/p>\n We want you if: You do have five-plus years of product management experience, and have worked in \u201cperformance marketing, ads platform integration, customer data platforms) focused on helping their company grow.\u201d Nice to have: \u201cExperience or passion in crypto.\u201d<\/p>\n Location: Remote first<\/p>\n Pro tip: \u201cA helpful tip to applicants would be to review the resources on our website and blog. We have published many articles that give insights into our mission and culture<\/a>,\u201d said a spokesperson in an email.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trimble-R980-GNSS-System-1200x801.jpg\")
Trimble, based in Westminster, develops software and sells it as a service to companies in the construction, geospatial and transportation industries. (Handout)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250602_181504867-1200x900.jpg\")
The Alpine Bank branch in downtown Grand Junction on June 2, 2025. (Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun) <\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NaturalGrocers_HC_07-1200x800.jpg\")
A produce assistant stocks apples at a Natural Grocers in Golden in 2022. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun file)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20220210_201801138.MP_-1200x900.jpg\")
Gusto, an HR and benefits company, has an office in downtown Denver on 16th Street. (Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1409-1200x900.jpg\")
The Connecticut-based Spectrum, shown here at a 2023 tech expo in Denver, is a cable provider with a large workforce in Greenwood Village. (Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coinbase-7-1200x800.jpg\")
Coinbase is a remote-first company based in Delaware. The crypto exchange site has several jobs listed on its site that are open to remove workers who live in Denver. (Handout)<\/p>\n